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07/03/17

Preliminary questions to CJEU on refund of Dutch dividend withholding tax to non-resident investment funds

On 3 March 2017, the Dutch Supreme Court asked preliminary questions to the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”), on the potential discrimi…

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05/03/17

The CJEU decides: it is lawful to exclude Turkish Agents from the Belgian Agency Act’s scope

In the context of a dispute between a Turkish agent and a Belgian principal, the Commercial Court of Ghent (Belgium) referred a request to the Co…

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03/03/17

EU must pay damages for excessively long court proceedings for first time

On 10 January 2017, the General Court (“GC”) issued a judgment in which it ordered the European Union to pay Gascogne and Gascogne Sack Deutschland (“…

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03/03/17

Commission sends letter of formal notice to 21 Member States for failing to transpose the EU Damages Directive…

The European Commission has sent a letter of formal notice to 21 Member States, including Spain, for failing to meet the December 2016 deadline to tra…

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02/03/17

Revealing the existence of a cartel can make a big difference: Johnson Controls avoids a EUR 38.5 million fine…

On 8 February 2017, the Commission adopted a cartel matter decision in the car battery recycling sector.

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02/03/17

General data retention obligation once again under legal crossfire

The difficult history behind the data retention legislation, i.e., Data Retention Directive 2006/24, at both European and national levels is quite kno…

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01/03/17

Collaborative economy: new legal framework enters into full force on 1 March 2017

On 1 July 2016, Belgium became one of the first European countries to pass legislation on the collaborative (or sharing) economy (Program Act of 1 Jul…

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28/02/17

Arco Guarantee Found Incompatible with EU Law

On 21 December 2016, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“ECJ”) delivered a judgment on the guarantee scheme granted by Belgium to three finan…

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27/02/17

Article 29 Working Party guidelines on data portability, data protection officers, and lead supervisory author…

The General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) will come into effect on 25 May 2018. It will have significant impact on how companies handle th…

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22/02/17

Council agrees its position on hybrid mismatches with third countries

Following to the European Commission’s proposal on amendments to the Anti-Tax Avoidance Directive (ATAD) as part of the Corporate Tax P…

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21/02/17

Law on innovation income deduction: finally published

Finally, the new innovation income deduction (IID) has entered into force. Today, on 20 February 2017, the law with respect the IID has been…

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21/02/17

New European Commission decisions in Lübeck airport case

On 21 December 2016, the Court of Justice of the EU confirmed the General Court Judgment annulling a Commission decision on the issue of selectivity u…

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16/02/17

Court of Justice opens up international jurisdiction for online sales

The Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) issued a ruling on 21 December 2016 (Case C-618/15) concerning jurisdiction to block sales on fore…

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14/02/17

The General Court of the EU orders the EU to pay more than EUR 50,000 in damages to Gascogne as a result of th…

In its judgment of 10 January 2017, a chamber of the General Court of the EU ruled on the excessive length of proceedings in Cases T-72/06 and T-79/06…

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13/02/17

Swiss corporate tax reform III sent back to parliament with new proposal expected in spring 2017 – significant…

On 12 February 2017, the Swiss corporate tax reform III (CTR III) bill was not approved by Swiss voters requiring Swiss government and parliament to a…

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08/02/17

The CJEU imposes strict conditions on the use of an integrated mailbox in a client-dedicated web space for e-b…

In its judgment of 25 January 2017 in a case (C- 375/15) opposing BAWAG, an Austrian bank and VKI, an Austrian consumer organisation, the Court of Jus…

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07/02/17

Curing rules on parallel import of pharmaceuticals? CJEU and Belgian Supreme Court on the interaction between …

On November 7, 2016 the Belgian Supreme Court (Cour de cassation – Hof van cassatie) gave judgment in two cases regarding the repackaging of pharmaceu…

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06/02/17

The Commission presents the new Services Package

On 10 January 2017, the Commission presented the new Services Package as part of the roadmap contained in the Single Market Strategy . The goal of the…

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02/02/17

EU ordered to pay more than EUR 50,000 in damages for slowness proceedings

The excessive length of proceedings before the General Court may cause harm and may engage the non-contractual responsibility of the European Union (t…

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02/02/17

ECJ Expands Concept of “Seller” under Consumer Sales Directive

On 9 November 2016, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“ECJ”) handed down a judgment in response to a request for a preliminary ruling from t…

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Le fisc peut-il librement contrôler la situation d'un contribuable pendant le délai de fraude d…

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Luc Herve vervoegt Andersen bij de opening van een nieuw kantoor in Luik

02/10/26

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Officieel einde van de emanatietheorie voor intercommunales vanaf 1 januari 2027

29/09/26

EU Insolvency Harmonisation Directive: what businesses, cred…

28/09/26

Council of State annuls circular concerning VAT refunds for …

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07/03/17

Preliminary questions to CJEU on refund of Dutch dividend withholding tax to non-resident investment funds

05/03/17

The CJEU decides: it is lawful to exclude Turkish Agents from the Belgian Agency Act’s scope

03/03/17

EU must pay damages for excessively long court proceedings for first time

03/03/17

Commission sends letter of formal notice to 21 Member States for failing to transpose the EU Damages Directive…

02/03/17

Revealing the existence of a cartel can make a big difference: Johnson Controls avoids a EUR 38.5 million fine…

02/03/17

General data retention obligation once again under legal crossfire

01/03/17

Collaborative economy: new legal framework enters into full force on 1 March 2017

28/02/17

Arco Guarantee Found Incompatible with EU Law

27/02/17

Article 29 Working Party guidelines on data portability, data protection officers, and lead supervisory author…

22/02/17

Council agrees its position on hybrid mismatches with third countries

21/02/17

Law on innovation income deduction: finally published

21/02/17

New European Commission decisions in Lübeck airport case

16/02/17

Court of Justice opens up international jurisdiction for online sales

14/02/17

The General Court of the EU orders the EU to pay more than EUR 50,000 in damages to Gascogne as a result of th…

13/02/17

Swiss corporate tax reform III sent back to parliament with new proposal expected in spring 2017 – significant…

08/02/17

The CJEU imposes strict conditions on the use of an integrated mailbox in a client-dedicated web space for e-b…

07/02/17

Curing rules on parallel import of pharmaceuticals? CJEU and Belgian Supreme Court on the interaction between …

06/02/17

The Commission presents the new Services Package

02/02/17

EU ordered to pay more than EUR 50,000 in damages for slowness proceedings

02/02/17

ECJ Expands Concept of “Seller” under Consumer Sales Directive

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